Controlling the Screen

A view enables you to easily return the map display to a known state. Views are good for the following things:
Ø Saving a print area so you can make repeated prints of the exact same location

Ø Switching between views that have different sets of visible or frozen overlays.

Ø Retaining distinct graph paper options to superimpose on a map.

Ø Keeping track of areas of the map that are in progress.


A view consists of the following:
Ø Name: The name of a view is entered when you save a view. You cannot directly rename a view. You can however, switch to a view, save it under a new name, and delete the old view.

Ø Position: The current map position and zoom level are saved with each view. If you change the shape of your main window (or if using the view for printing), the view may not display the exact same area as saved. Instead, the view will be scaled so that it fits into the largest space available.

Ø Overlays: The current status of the overlays, i.e., whether each overlay is visible, not visible, or frozen, is saved in a view. This makes it easy to view or hide a large number of overlays as a group.

Ø Grid: All current graph paper options, including if the grid is displayed above or beneath the objects are saved with the view.


These actions are available for views:
Ø To save a view, select View | Save Current View. Enter a new name for the view or pick an existing name out of the list to replace.that view.

Ø To delete a view, select View | Delete View. Select the view to delete and click OK.

Ø To activate a view, select View and select the menu item with the view's name. The screen position, overlays, and grid will be changed to reflect that view.